1
as in imitates
to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of
team members good-naturedly mocked the coach's familiar bellow
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as in ridicules
to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter
the fashion gurus loved to mock the famous couple for their unsophisticated clothes
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as in disobeys
to go against the commands, prohibitions, or rules of
a person willing to mock the religious prohibition against working on the Sabbath
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as in jokes
a person or thing that is made fun of
they made a mock of the new recruit in front of the whole unit
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as in copies
something that is made to look exactly like something else
obviously, the "priceless" Grecian urn that is destroyed in the movie was a mock
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Recent Examples of mocks
FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Student imitates Charlie Kirk's death and mocks him, goes up to statue where TPUSA members are and imitates his death again, and spits near them.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
This is why Dijon’s language works best as sound, not narrative—his rangy, raspy voice seethes and triumphs, mocks and threatens; there’s no world in which his polygonal perspective can be discerned from a lyric sheet.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2025
After being told that Dawn is dead, Gaal mocks Demerzel for pretending to grieve, which angers the robot.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
Take how the internet mocks millennial cringe compilations, tallying the ways 30-somethings are un-cool.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
The satirical black comedy, which mocks the hippie motorcycle movies made popular with Easy Rider (1969), stars Robert Blake and Billy Green Bush as Arizona motorcycle cops who get caught up in a murder investigation.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2025
Upon returning to the stage, the performer — holding a drink in one hand — shows the audience his sore knuckles after the altercation and seemingly mocks the DJ.
—Natalia Cano, Billboard, 13 Aug. 2025
Kimmel lives and works in California, though Trump has recently suggested the comic — who harshly mocks the President on his late night show — may be out of work sooner than later.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025
Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
Elon Musk wades back into UK politics, backs leader of new right-wing party, mocks rival.
—FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Student imitates Charlie Kirk's death and mocks him, goes up to statue where TPUSA members are and imitates his death again, and spits near them.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
This is why Dijon’s language works best as sound, not narrative—his rangy, raspy voice seethes and triumphs, mocks and threatens; there’s no world in which his polygonal perspective can be discerned from a lyric sheet.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2025
After being told that Dawn is dead, Gaal mocks Demerzel for pretending to grieve, which angers the robot.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
Take how the internet mocks millennial cringe compilations, tallying the ways 30-somethings are un-cool.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
The satirical black comedy, which mocks the hippie motorcycle movies made popular with Easy Rider (1969), stars Robert Blake and Billy Green Bush as Arizona motorcycle cops who get caught up in a murder investigation.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2025
Upon returning to the stage, the performer — holding a drink in one hand — shows the audience his sore knuckles after the altercation and seemingly mocks the DJ.
—Natalia Cano, Billboard, 13 Aug. 2025
Kimmel lives and works in California, though Trump has recently suggested the comic — who harshly mocks the President on his late night show — may be out of work sooner than later.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
Part of the reason almost none of the mocks pegged Barron to Denver is because so, so many of them had Payton and general manager George Paton selecting North Carolina running back Omarion Hampton.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mocks
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If art imitates life, then One Battle After Another is an apt reflection of our absurd times.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Sep. 2025
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Student imitates Charlie Kirk's death and mocks him, goes up to statue where TPUSA members are and imitates his death again, and spits near them.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Then there’s the loud kind, where the audience openly ridicules you.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
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Wednesday ridicules Pugsley for making a zombie.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
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From jokes about his resemblance to former NBA star Delonté West to comments about the cover hurting the album’s streams, Thug’s provocative art, for the first time, landed flat.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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Hill, however, appeared to be in high spirits as he was shuttled off the field, apparently cracking jokes about the state of his leg.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There are a dozen books in the main series as well as a three-book spin off series — counting all of them, the books have sold more than three million copies worldwide.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Oct. 2025
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Over the summer, the DOJ asked the South Carolina Election Commission for copies of the state's voter registration list.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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For the social media stars — whose content parodies their real lives through comedic skits — the new baby will also present an opportunity for new kinds of videos.—
Luke Chinman,
People.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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South Park’s Eric Cartman parodies Kirk in the episode by asking a college student a question, referencing Kirk’s viral debates on college campuses.—
Sydney Topf,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Aug. 2025
Verb
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But the Democratic Party seems to prefer a selective vision of free speech, one that ignores the most glaring and visible current example of suppression.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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The 26-year-old ignores the advice and begins intense survival training.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Going 5-for-5 on targets for 78 yards and a TD is big time.—
Michael Salfino,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Attack largest of war on Lviv, Governor says A Reuters correspondent heard explosions booming across the dark morning sky as air defenses engaged targets from several directions.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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While genuine antiques from the Ming dynasty can fetch millions at auction, many later reproductions and export pieces from the 18th to 20th centuries still carry significant value.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Mocks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mocks. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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